The following is a list of flags of Denmark.
National flag and state flag FlagDateUseDescription 1219–present Civil flag and ensign A white Nordic cross on a red field ?–present State flag ?–present Civil flag and ensign (vertical display)
Royal flags FlagDateUseDescription 2024–present Royal standard of Denmark, used by King Frederik X Royal flag with the greater (Monarch's) coat of arms The flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms. Royal standard of Queen Mary Royal flag with the coat of arms of Queen Mary 1914–present The flag of the temporary Regent of Denmark (in practice a member of the Royal House)Royal flag with a royal crown (top), a sceptre and a sword (in saltire), and an orb (bottom) in the centre white square. ?–present Royal House standard (other members of the Royal Family) Royal flag with a royal crown in the centre white square. 1972–present Royal pennant of the Monarch A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the same coat of arms as the royal flag, in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross.Unclear if this is still used, as it uses the former version royal arms. ?–present Royal pennant A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the lesser coat of arms (same as the crown prince's flag), in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross.
Historical royal flags FlagDateUseDescription 1972–2024 Royal standard of Denmark Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark 1948–1972 1903–1948 1819–1903 1731–1819 Royal flag with the middle coat of arms of Denmark-Norway 1948–2000 Royal standard of Queen Ingrid, The Queen Mother 1972–2002 The flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik. 2002–2018 Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik, with a prince's crown replaced by the royal crown. 1914–2024 The flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms.
Military flags Rank flags Flag Date Use Description ?–present Minister of Defence flag Naval ensign with a crowned fouled anchor, placed in a centred white box. ?–present Rank flag for the Chief of Defence State flag or naval ensign with two white staffs in saltire in the upper canton. 1979–present Rank flag for a general or an admiral State flag or naval ensign with four stars equally split in the cantons of the hoist side. Rank flag for a lieutenant general or a vice admiral State flag or naval ensign with three stars, two in the upper canton and one in the lower. Rank flag for a major general or a counter admiral State flag or naval ensign with two stars equally split in the cantons of the hoist side. Rank flag for a brigade general or a flotilla admiral State flag or naval ensign with one star in the upper canton.
Army FlagDateUseDescription 1580–present The Royal Danish Army uses the state flag. 2019–present Danish Artillery Regiment colours 1997–present Engineer Regiment colours 2026–present Guard Hussar Regiment colours and standard 2019–present Intelligence Regiment colours 1972–present Jutland Dragoon Regiment standard 2026-present Royal Life Guards colours 2019–present Schleswig Regiment of Foot colours Signal Regiment colours 1990–present Logistic Regiment colours
Former regiments of the Royal Danish Army FlagDateUseDescription 1790–1842 Standard of the 10th Regiment 1785–1790 Standard of the 10th Regiment 1790–1819 Standard of the Danish Life Regiment 1785–1842 Standard of the Falster Regiment of Foot 1790–1808 Standard of the Funen Life Regiment 1749–1766 Standard of the Funen Life Regiment 1790–1842 Standard of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot 1785–1790 Standard of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot 1819–1842 Standard of the King's Regiment of Foot 1785–1819 Standard of the King's Regiment of Foot ?–1785 Standard of the King's Regiment of Foot 1790–1860 Standard of the Marine Regiment 1785–1790 Standard of the Marine Regiment ?–1785 Standard of the Marine Regiment 1790–1808 Standard of the Prince's Life Regiment 1753–1790 Standard of the Prince's Life Regiment 1810–1842 Standard of the Queen's Life Regiment ?–1790 Standard of the Queen's Life Regiment 1790–1808 Standard of the Zealand Life Regiment 1790–1842 Standard of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot 1779–1785 Standard of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot 1940s Standard of the Danish volunteers in the Winter War 1940–1945 Standard of the SS-Schalburgkorps (part of Germanic SS during World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army) 1941–1943 Standard of the Free Corps Denmark (part of Germanic SS during World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army)
Navy FlagDateUseDescription <1585–present Naval ensign Like the state flag but the Royal Danish Navy uses flags with a darker hue than both the national and state flags. ?–present Chief of Defence staff flag State flag with two white staffs in saltire in the first quarter. ?–present Rank flag for General admiral staff flag ?–present Chief of Squadron flag ?–present Senior Officer Afloat flag 1880s–? Vice Admiral flag 1880s–? Counter admiral flag
Customs services FlagDateUseDescription 1778–1814 Customs services flag
Flags of state-owned companies FlagDateUseDescription ?–present Post Danmark State flag with the logo of Post Danmark ?–present Danish State Railways State flag with the logo of DSB
Subnational flags Autonomous entities FlagDateUseDescription 1985–present Flag of Greenland Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. The top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white 1940–present Flag of the Faroe Islands A red Nordic cross, surrounded by an azure-blue border and is set on a white field
Regions
The regions of Denmark do not have flags, instead using "logos" as symbols. These are sometimes misattributed as flags, and can be seen flown at times, but this is not the official use of them. Capital Region of Denmark Central Denmark Region North Jutland Region Region Zealand Region of Southern Denmark
Unofficial regional flags Some areas in Denmark have unofficial flags, listed below. The regional flags of Bornholm and Ærø are known to be in active use. The flags of Vendsyssel (Vendelbrog), the Jutlandic flag ("Den jyske fane"), and the flag of Funen ("Fynbo fanen") are obscure. None of these flags have legal recognition in Denmark, and are officially considered to be "fantasy flags". Denmark reserves official recognition to official flags and regional flags (områdeflag) from other jurisdictions.
FlagDateUseDescription 1633–present Unofficial flag of Ærø Nine horizontal stripes of yellow, green, and red, repeated three times. Similar to the flag of Lithuania. A frequent interpretation is that the colours represent the kings of Denmark (red), the dukes of Schleswig (yellow) and the islands itself (green). 1970s–present Unofficial flag of Bornholm Nordic cross flag in red and green. Also known in a version with a white fimbriation of the green cross in a style similar to design of the Norwegian flag. 1975–present Unofficial flag of Jutland A Nordic cross flag in blue, green, and red. Designed by Per Kramer in 1975. 1976–present Unofficial flag of Vendsyssel Nordic cross flag in blue, orange, and green. Designed by Mogens Bohøj. 2015–present Unofficial flag of Funen There are two proposed flags: The green colour symbolises the island's importance as the 'pantry of Denmark'. The blue represents the island itself, and the red its strong ties to Denmark.
Ethnic groups flags FlagDateUseDescription Flag of North Schleswig Germans
Historical FlagDateUseDescription 1016–1035 North Sea Empire The raven banner was used by Cnut the Great and many other Scandinavian rulers. Circa 1300s State banner of the King of Denmark as depicted in the Gelre Armorial, the earliest representation of the Dannebrog. Circa 1300s Royal Banner Yellow banner depicting the arms of the King of Denmark; three crowned lions with a semée of hearts. 1430s Kalmar Union Emblems of the Kalmar Union 1427 A medieval ship flag captured from a Danish ship by forces from Lübeck
House flags of Danish freight companies FlagDateUseDescription 1889–present Dampskibsselskabet Torm 1866–2024 DFDS 1904–present Maersk 1897–present EAC Invest A/S 1902–1979 Danish-French Steamship Companyda 1879–1898 Thingvalla Line
Yacht clubs of Denmark FlagDateUseDescription ?–present Ensign of Royal Danish Yacht Club ?–present Ensign of Randers Sejlklub ?–present Denmark Yacht ensign
Flag Club Aarhus Sejlklub Espergærde Sejlklub Faaborg Sejlklub Fredericia Sejlklub Gråsten Sejlklub Hellerup Sejlklub Horsens Sejlklub Kerteminde Sejlklub Kjøbenhavns Amatør-Sejlklub Kolding Sejlklub Royal Danish Yacht Club Middelfart Sejlklub Skovshoved Sejlklub Skælskør Amatør Sejlklub Taarbæk Sejlklub Thisted Sejlklub Yachtklubben Furesøen
Other flags/microstate flags FlagDateUseDescription 1796–1848 In the flag books this is labelled 'Danish in West Indies'. No official sources can tell us what the flag was, and that the flag is *not* the colonial ensign of the Danish West India. However, he argues that the flag was hoisted as a courtesy ensign on the foretop mast by ships bound for the colony. Dannebrog in the canton of a blue flag. 1924 Flag of 2nd World Scout Jamboree 1971–present Flag of Christiania 1944–present Flag of Kingdom of Elleore
References
See also
Flag of Denmark Coat of arms of Denmark